"The Very Near Future" - a Large-Scale Mixed Reality / Interactive Cinema Installation - by Dr Alex Davies
The Very Near Future - a Film/Art/Mixed Reality Installation by Dr Alex Davies
So - from Sat 8th June to Sat 15th June 2013 The Very Near Future was live at Carriageworks, Eveleigh in Sydney, as part of ISEA 2013, the 19th International Symposium on Electronic Art , presented by ANAT.
I was very fortunate to be invited to do some work on the installation (i.e.: screenwriting) with the Good Dr Davies..! (Also noted are Dr Alexandra Crosby's many behind-the-scenes contributions, and many others possibly even too numerous to mention).
And, I actually don't want to `give too much away' about it (the installation) - as, excitingly - a bigger & newer, improved Edition of it will be running again in starting December 2013 at ArtSpace Gallery in Woolloomolloo and - `the surprise' is actually half the fun!
Having said that - here is a Synopsis, from the ISEA webpage: http://www.isea2013.org/events/the-very-near-future/
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THE VERY NEAR FUTURE
Presented by ISEA2013 and Carriageworks.
Walk into Alex Davies’ installation and you will find yourself wondering what is real or virtual, fact or fiction? Are you being told a story – or taking part in one? Are you on a film set – or in a film – or is this ‘real life’? In this large-scale mixed reality / interactive cinema installation, illusory characters walk with you through an intricately constructed environment, and a major world event unfolds repeatedly around you in a series of parallel ‘worlds’. Step in!
Alex Davies’ practice spans a range of media including film, photography, spatial, audio and responsive installations; his current focus is mixed reality installations in which the audience find themselves as central characters in dynamic narratives. His projects have been exhibited extensively in Australia, Europe and Japan, and he is the recipient of several prestigious grants and awards. http://schizophonia.com
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its funding and advisory body.
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And, here are some shots I took, on my camera-phone:
Dr Davies - tweaking settings
Dr Davies - blinded by the brilliance
The Security Room
The Lunchroom
Brunch
TVNF - Behind The Scenes
Dr Davies at the controls
Track 8, Carriageworks
Horton Hears A Who(Yes; I had no idea what to caption this image.)
Also at Carriageworks for ISEA2013was Ryoji Ikeda's installation Test Pattern:
http://www.isea2013.org/events/test-pattern/
Ryoji Ikeda's installation: Test Pattern
Carriageworks, Eveleigh
**(strong language warning)***
Also - an important part of ISEA2013 was Marnix de Nijs' legendary installation, Run Motherf___r Run:
http://www.marnixdenijs.nl/run-motherfucker-run.htm
Run Dr Davies Run!
Stay tuned for The Very Near Future ArtSpace updates... in: the very near future...
JT Velikovsky
Film/Screenwriting/Transmedia Guy
http://storyality.wordpress.com/
So - from Sat 8th June to Sat 15th June 2013 The Very Near Future was live at Carriageworks, Eveleigh in Sydney, as part of ISEA 2013, the 19th International Symposium on Electronic Art , presented by ANAT.
I was very fortunate to be invited to do some work on the installation (i.e.: screenwriting) with the Good Dr Davies..! (Also noted are Dr Alexandra Crosby's many behind-the-scenes contributions, and many others possibly even too numerous to mention).
And, I actually don't want to `give too much away' about it (the installation) - as, excitingly - a bigger & newer, improved Edition of it will be running again in starting December 2013 at ArtSpace Gallery in Woolloomolloo and - `the surprise' is actually half the fun!
Having said that - here is a Synopsis, from the ISEA webpage: http://www.isea2013.org/events/the-very-near-future/
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THE VERY NEAR FUTURE
Presented by ISEA2013 and Carriageworks.
Walk into Alex Davies’ installation and you will find yourself wondering what is real or virtual, fact or fiction? Are you being told a story – or taking part in one? Are you on a film set – or in a film – or is this ‘real life’? In this large-scale mixed reality / interactive cinema installation, illusory characters walk with you through an intricately constructed environment, and a major world event unfolds repeatedly around you in a series of parallel ‘worlds’. Step in!
Alex Davies’ practice spans a range of media including film, photography, spatial, audio and responsive installations; his current focus is mixed reality installations in which the audience find themselves as central characters in dynamic narratives. His projects have been exhibited extensively in Australia, Europe and Japan, and he is the recipient of several prestigious grants and awards. http://schizophonia.com
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its funding and advisory body.
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And, here are some shots I took, on my camera-phone:
Dr Davies - tweaking settings 
Dr Davies - blinded by the brilliance 
The Security Room
The Lunchroom
Brunch 
TVNF - Behind The Scenes
Dr Davies at the controls
Track 8, Carriageworks
Horton Hears A Who(Yes; I had no idea what to caption this image.)Also at Carriageworks for ISEA2013was Ryoji Ikeda's installation Test Pattern:
http://www.isea2013.org/events/test-pattern/
Ryoji Ikeda's installation: Test Pattern
Carriageworks, Eveleigh**(strong language warning)***
Also - an important part of ISEA2013 was Marnix de Nijs' legendary installation, Run Motherf___r Run:
http://www.marnixdenijs.nl/run-motherfucker-run.htm
Run Dr Davies Run!
Stay tuned for The Very Near Future ArtSpace updates... in: the very near future...
JT Velikovsky
Film/Screenwriting/Transmedia Guy
http://storyality.wordpress.com/
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